Grandmothers raising grandchildren

You might say I am raising my grandkids in a way. My daughter & 3 grandkids live with me. I babysit them at night while my daughter works. I am around them almost 24/7. I make sure baths & homework gets done. We do craft projects together. I for the most part cook all the meals in the house. I hate to say it, but even when my daughter is home I take care of all these things.

Yes, I am raising my granddaughter alongwith my son-in-law because my daughter has passed away, and I find it a soul-satisfying job.

I DON'T want my parent raising my kids ever (should they ever exist). I rather have my friends or my cousins raise them, since they are probably going to be disabled; I plan to adopt them that way and teach them to be independent people and hopefully social changemakemakers (and my parents house isn't accessible, doesn't look luckily to become such- in spite of me using a wheelchair for my whole life). And Penbrook, Pennsylvania just isn't the best place to raise a disabled person with good independence skills. Just my thoughts!

I am not raising a grandchild but my parents are raising my 2 kids. Who could be the best surrogate parents in the absence of the parents but the grandparents...They are the one who could nurture and could give unconditional love to your kids especially in the case of my special baby. FYI me and my husband left our kids for financial obligations because we have to support our baby's expensive medication...Parents should not leave their kids to the custody of others even to their grandparents if you have no valid and acceptable reason.

I'm sorry I just joined , just wondering are you complaining? Don't get me wrong. My daughter is 26 her /my babies are 7 &5 differant state no money you know the story. here's the sad part, my mother who is 73 and just lost her (husband of 50+ years) is lucky enough or unlucky depending on who you are or how you feel about grandbabies.see's and has spent more time with my grandbabies than I have or can ever make up to them. My daughter is Air national guard and is gone alot. My mom is 3 hrs away and I am at least 18. My mom did raise my brother's kids. I'm just wondering are you raising your's? My thought is this I want to give back to my kids What MY Mom did,tried to do,maneged to do, anyway I can be there for them like my parents were for me.So since I can't my mom will. THUS the word GRANDPARENT

I'm raising one of my grandsons. His dad is just not able to cope with full time fatherhood. His mother was mostly out of the picture by the time he was a few weeks old. I've either been babysitting him daily or having him live with me his whole life. It's not always easy to keep up with a 4 year old, and sometimes I'd really like to have my life back, but on the other hand, I can't imagine being without him. I call him "my heart on 2 legs".

I am not raising a grandchild but my parents are raising my 2 kids. Who could be the best surrogate parents in the absence of the parents but the grandparents...They are the one who could nurture and could give unconditional love to your kids especially in the case of my special baby. FYI me and my husband left our kids for financial obligations because we have to support our baby's expensive medication...Parents should not leave their kids to the custody of others even to their grandparents if you have no valid and acceptable reason.